A 40-year-old woman stole information from another woman’s business bank account in Darien to make a payment to her own delinquent credit card account, Darien police said. Police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:
The victim, who has the business bank account at Darien Rowayton Bank, told police on July 31 that information about her account had been used by someone making an unauthorized withdrawal from it. Police said didn’t say what specific information was used to withdraw the money or how that information was obtained. The money was transferred to an account called “Avant LLC,” and police were able to identify Melissa Allen of Endicott, New York as the person who transferred the funds (police didn’t say how much money was taken). Endicott had a credit card that had “gone into charge-off status,” the police announcement said.
